Adjustable dress-form.



C. A UFFORD.

- ADJUSTABLE DRESS FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. 1913.

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ADJUSTABLE DRESS-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Application filed May 28, 1913. Serial No. 770,292.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Cinemas A. Urrono, a cit1zen of the United States,res1d1ng at Boston, county of Suflolk, State of Massachulike characterson the drawing representing.

like parts.

This invention relates to adjustable dress forms and has for itsprincipal object to provide a novel construction by which the size andshape of the dress form at different places can be adjusted withoutaffecting the size and shape at other parts and without causing anydistortion of the general outline of the form, and also to provide anovel construction by which the skirt portion can be folded up againstthe body portion when the device is not in use or is to be transported,thus providing a construction which permits the form to be packed in asmall compass.

More particularly, the invention relates to novel neck adjustment bywhich the neck can be expanded or contracted and the shoulder sectionsraised or lowered without interfering with the adjustment of the neck,to provide a novel construction at the waist of the body portion whichpermits the waist to be enlarged or reduced without requiring any changeof adjustment at the hips or at the shoulder, to provide a novelconstruc tion for clamping and holding the hip sections in theiradjusted position vand to otherwise improve dress forms, all as will bemore fully hereinafter described and then pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring now to the drawings wherein T have illus rated a selectedembodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a front view of the body portionof an adjustable dress form having my improvement applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the shoulder portion;

3 is a section on the line U-f1 Fig. 2; is an underside plan view of aportion of the shoulder;

5 is a section through thewaist on the line y Fig. 1.;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line ao Fig. 5;

F 7 is a. section on the line bb, Fig. 1 looking upwardly;

Fig. 8 shows a pair of hip sections with the retaining plates thereto.

Fig. 8, is a top plan view of a pair of hip sections with theirpositioning plates.

F 9 is a perspective view of one of the retaining plates detached;

Fig. 10 is a front view of the dress form showing in full lines theskirt portion folded up against the body portion and in dotted lines theskirt portion in extended position ready for use;

Fig. 11 is a top plan view of the skirt portion when folded upwardlyagainst the body portion;

Fig. 12 is a section. through the skirt portion on the lino c-c, Fig.10;

1.3 is a view of a joint in the central supporting rod; which may beused.

Fig. 14L is a sectional view through the neck showing the neckadjustment.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged sectional view on the line c-c Fig. 10 showingone of the con nections between the adjacent skirt sections.

Fig. 16 is a view similar to Fig. 13 showin g another form of joint.

I have shown in Fig. 1 the body portion of an expansible dress formwhich is di- Vided centrally across the shoulders to pro vide the frontand rear halves, which is divided centrally from front to back, as at 1,and vertically at each side of the central division 1 along the lines 2,and horizontally below the bust, as at 3, and also horizontally acrossthe bust, as at 4-, this being a common way of dividing adjustable dressforms. The manner of dividing the form produces front and rear shouldersections 5 and 6, front and rear neck sections 7 and 8, a plurality ofbust sections 9, 10 and a plurality of hip sections 11, 12, 13 and 14.Any suitable means may be employed for holding these various sections ofthe form in adjusted position relative to each other, and as myinvention does not pertain to the means for thus effecting theadjustment of the sections, I have not deemed it necessary to illustrateany such means herein.

The skirt portion of the form is designated generally by 1.00 and Ipropose to make it of such a construction that it'can be folded upagainst the body portion thus enabling the entire form to bepacked in asmall compass for storage or transportion. To accomplish this I proposeto make the skirt portion in a plurality of sections 101, there beingone such section for each of the hip sections of the form. These skirtsections are herein shown as each made from paratively small compass. Ihave herein .provided means for detachably connecting two sidemembers102 which are suitably connected together at various intervals by Fig.to the full line position in which latter position it lies against thebody portion and thus makes a form which can be packed for shipment orstorage in a comthe various skirt sections, which means permits theskirt to be expanded or contracted more or less and I will preferablyemploy I skirt portion.

- tion being provided so that the connecting means which are adapted tohold the skirt sections in their proper relation to each other either inthe extended or the folded position. In the construction herein showneach skirt section 101 has secured thereto a slotted connecting member133 which is adapted to overlie the inner face of the adjacent skirtsection and said adjacent skirt section has a clamping bolt 10a securedtherein which extends through the slot in the member 103 and carries aclamping nut 105 by which the parts are clamped together. The slottedconstruction permits the skirt sections to be separated more or lessthereby to vary the diameter of the These connecting members 133 arepreferably hinged to the skirt sections as shown at 106, this hingedconstrucmembers may be used for holding the skirt sections in theirfolded position as shown in Figs. 10 and 11.

When it is desired to fold the skirt portion against the body portion,the clamping nuts 105 are removed from the clamping bolts 104 and thenthe skirt sections are folded upwardly into the full line position andthe hinged connecting members 133 are then connected to the adjacentskirt sections by the clamping bolts 104, as shown in Fig. 11. Thehinged connection'106 permits the connecting members to extendsubstantially parallel 'to the adjacent skirt sections when the'skirtsections are foldedso that said connecting .members do not ex tend outany appreciable distance from the folded skirt section, as would be thecase if they were rigid with the skirt sections.

The dress form is sustained on a central supporting rod or standardwhich rises from .a base 107 as usual in devicesrof this character. Thecentral supporting rod is made in sections which can be taken apart sothat when the dress form is folded for storage or transportation, thesupporting rod can be readily packed in a small coinpass. In the presentconstruction this supporting rod comprises an upper section 33 whichextends up through the body portion of the form and a lower section 108which is detachably connected to the upper section and also to the base107. The lower section 108 of the supporting rod may simply be screwedin the base -107 The upper section 33 of the supporting rod is shown astubular at its lower end as at 109 and the upper end of the lowersection 108 telescopes into the tubular lower end 100. The lower section108 may be clamped to the portion 109 of the upper section in anysuitable way without departing from the invention. In Fig. 13 Ihaveshown the lower portion 109 as provided with oppositely disposednotches 111 and the rod section 108 is provided with a clamping screw110 which enters these notches, thereby holding the two parts fromturning relative to each other. The clamping screw 110 carries aclamping nut 112 by which the two parts may be firmly clamped together.

In Fig. 10 I have shown an embodiment of the invention in which thetubular portion 109 is formed by a sleeve which is fitted over the lowerend of the rod section 33 and which extends beyond said lower end toform a socket in which the upper end of therod section 108 may beentered. The two rod sections 33 and 108 have their end faces beveled asshown at 190. The tubular member 109 is rigid vith the rod section 33and carries a clamping screw 191 which is clamped against the rodsection 108 thereby to conriect the two rod sections together.

In order to hold the lower end of the skirt portion 100 properlycentered on the supporting rod and yet to provide for folding" the skirtsections 101 up against the body portion of the form I will preferablyemploy the construction shown in Fig. 12 wherein certain of the skirtsections have hinged thereto arms 152 which coiiperate. with arms 151that extend radially from a ring 150 which encircles the rod sections108. The arms 152 are each provided at their ends with laterallyextending fingers 153 which bear against the arms 151 and a clampingsleeve 154 encircles the two arms 151 and 152 and is slidably mountedthereon. When the clamping sleeve 151 is moved toward the finger 153,the latter is caused to bite against the arm 151 thereby clamping thetwo arms 151 and 152 together. When the clamping sleeve is movedoutwardly the clamping action is relieved and the two arms 151 and 152can be withdrawn from each other, thereby permitting the skirt sectionsto be folded up against the body sections. This construction constitutesan adjustable centering device for the lower end of the skirt portion bywhich the skirt can be held in desired position relative to thecentering rod, and can be expanded or contracted in size and can bedisconnected from the supporting rod when it is to be folded up againstthe body portion.

In my present invention I have provided means covering and closing theopening between the front and rear shoulder sections and G and also theopening along the division lines 2 when the shoulder sections of theform are expanded to increase the width or breadth of the shoulder. Itwill be noted that the division lines 2 cross the gap or space betweenthe front and rear shoulder sections, so that when the form is expandedor adjusted to broaden the shoulder by opening the spaces 2 and tothicken the shoulder by opening the gap or space 15, there will exist onthe top of the shoulder an open space of considerable proportiondepending on the amount of adjustment given to the form, wiich openspace interferes with socuring a perfect fit over the shoulder becauseof the fact that the waist being fitted has no proper support at thispoint. To provide such support I propose to use 'a filling member 16which will preferably be of comparatively thin sheet material and whichis situated to overlie and cover the openings at the top of theshoulder, as clearly seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. In the embodiment of theinvention herein shown this filling member 16 is permanently secured tothe rear neck section 8 and has an adjustable connection with the frontneck section 7 and with both shoulder sections 5, 6. The connectionbetween the filling member and the rear neck section can conveniently bemade by riveting the filling member to the neck section, as shown at 17.This filling memher is also provided with a slot 18 which receives aclamping bolt 19 that is anchored in the rear shoulder section 6. Thefilling member is further provided with two slots 20 and 21 whichreceive clamping bolts 22 and 23 that adjustably connect the fillingmen'iber to the front neck section 7 and front shoulder section 5. Theclamping bolt 22 is anchored in the neck section 7 and the clamping bolt23 eitends through the slot 21 in the filling member and through a slotin a plate 24 which is rigidly secured at one end to the front shouldersection 5, the latter being cut away as at 99 so that the bolt 23doesnot pass therethrough. The slot in this plate 2-1- is long enough toembrace or receive the clamping bolt 22, as seen in Fig. With thisconstruction it will be seen that the gap or space 15 can be opened upto give the shoulder greater thickness by simply loosening the clampingscrews 22 and 23 and drawing the front and rear sections of the formapart, said clamping screws moving down in the slots 20 and 21 duringthis operation. If it is desired to give the shoulders greater breadth,the nuts on the clamping screws are all loosened and the shouldersections 5 and 6 are pulled outwardly to separate them from the necksections 7 and 8. During this operation the clamping bolt 19 movesoutwardly in the slot 18 of the filling member and the slotted plate 24,which is connected to the front shoulder section 5, moves outwardlyalong the clamping bolts 22 and 23. By tightening the nuts on theclamping bolts the four sections of the form are rigidly held in theiradjusted position.

The filling member 16 constitutes, therefore, not only a means forfilling and covering the opening between the various sec tions of theform, but also a means for holding the sections of the form in theiradjusted position at the shoulder. The neck sections 7, 8 of the formcan be adjusted radially to increase or decrease the size of the neck asshown in adjustable dress forms. Ii have herein provided a novel meansfor clamping and holding the neck sections in their adjusted position,which is so constructed that the shoulders and neck of the form can beraised or lowered to lengthen or shorten the waist without disturbingthe neck adjustment.

It will be remembered that the body portion of the dress form is dividedhorizontally along the line 3 and the means for connecting the sectionsof the dress form together (which means are not shown herein as they maybe of any suitable construction) permit the shoulder and bust portionsof the form to be separated. from the hip sections thereby to lengthenthe waist, this operation involving the raising of the shoulder and neckportion of the form relative to the hip portion. To permit of thisupward and downward adjustment of the shoulder portion of the formwithout disturbing the neck adjustment I have provided the constructionwhich is perhaps best seen in Figs. 1 and 14:. The neck sections of theform are each provided with a radially extending slotted neck plate 98,the slots in said plates overlying each other. The upper section 33 ofthe central supporting rod extends through the slots in the neck plates98 and has loosely mounted thereon a sleeve 97 which is confined betweena shoulder 96 in the form of a collar or pin and the hand-nut 95 whichis secured onto the upper end of the rod section 33. Surrounding thesleeve 97 is a clamping device adapted to clamp the neck plates 98 inadjusted position relative to each other and constructed so that it canbe raised or lowered on the sleeve 97. This clamping device comprisestwo clamping members, one in the form of a nut 94 which is screwed to abushing 93 that loosely surrounds the sleeve 97 and extends up throughthe slots in the neck plates 98 and the other in the form of a nut 92which is screw-threaded to the upper end of the bushing 93 and willpreferably be provided with arms or thumb pieces 91 by which it may beturned. 90 is a washer or plate confined between'the clamping member 92and the neck plates. The clamping member 92 carries a set screw 89 bywhich the clamping device may be held in any adjusted positionvertically on the sleeve 97. The clamping member 94 is held fromrotation in some suitable way'as for instance by being provided with afiat side which engages a rib- 87 formed on the lower neck plate.

With this construction, it will be observed that by loosening the setscrew 89, the clamping device and the neck plates can be raised andlowered on the sleeve 97 without affecting the adjustment of the necksections or loosening the clamping device, and furthermore by simplyloosening the hand-nut 95 sufficiently to allow the sleeve 97 to turnfreely on the rod section 33,the clamping nut 92 may be loosened therebyto permit of a readjustment of the neck sections without any danger thatthe vertical position of the neck sections will be changed or afi'ectedby such adjustment of the clamping device, for since the sleeve 97 isfree to turn on the rod 33, the clamping member 92 can be turned to.loosen the clamp,

I while the set screw 89 is still set tight against the sleeve 97 and solong as the set screw 89 is tight the neck sections cannot be raised andlowered.

raised and lowered without affecting the lateral adjustment.

The hip sections 11, 12, 13 and 14 are con- .nected together at theirbottom edges for adjustment relative to each other by means shown inFigs. 7, S and 9. Each hip section has secured thereto a metalplate 3Oherein referred to as a retaining plate, and these plates are arrangedin pairs so that a single clamping bolt is sufficient for holding bothplates of any pair in any adjusted position. The dress form herein shownis divided into eight hip sections and there are, therefore, four pairsof retaining plates. The retaining plates of each pair have theconstruction shown best in Fig. 8, that is, each retaining plate of apair is provided with an extension 86 which overlaps the extension ofthe other retaining plate when the parts are in operative position, andboth retaining plates are provided with slots 36 which are in alinementand overlap each other when the retaining plates are in operativeposition. The

i central supporting'rod has secured thereto a supporting member 85which is provided with a radially slotted arm for each of the pairs ofover lapping retaining plates. In the embodiment herein shown wherethere are four of such pairs the supporting member 85 will have fourradial slotted arms, said arms being designated as 31 and 32respectively and being provided with radial slots 34 and 35respectively. The slots 36 in the retaining plates are arranged toextend at substantially right angles to the slots 3i and 35 in thesupporting member, and each pair of retaining plates is clamped to thecorresponding arm of the supporting member by a clamping bolt whichextends through the alined slots 36 of the retaining plates 30 and theslot of the supporting member. In the construction herein shown thereare four such clamping bolts designated 39, and 80 respectively and eachclamping bolt adjustably secures a pair of hip sections to thesupporting member. The slots 36 in the retaining plates allow the hipsections to be adjusted toward and from each other and the slots 34 and35 allow the hip sections to be adjusted radially and these twoadjustments provide for changing the hip sections into any desiredposition. By means of this construction there will need to be only onehalf as many clamping bolts at the hip as there are hip sections andhence where there are eight hip sections as shown in Fig. 7, fourclamping bolts will suffice. This is a desirable feature, as itfacilitates the adjustment of the form.

The retaining plates 30 are herein shown 7 as formed from a blank whichhas the outer edge slit in two or more places as shown at 79 and theportions between the slits bent at right angles to form the attachingportions 78 that lie against the inner face of the hip sections and maybe secured thereto by nails, rivets or similar devices. By thus slittingthe edge of the retaining plates and bending up the slit portion, theedge of the retaining plate which lies against the inner face of the hipsections can be given a slight curve which will fit the hip section bysimply bendin the portions 78 along the proper line. f prefer to bendthe portions 78 in opposite directions as shown in Fig. 9 whichconstruction provides a simple but very stout manner of securing theplates to the hip sections.

My invention further provides means whereby the form can be readilyexpanded or contracted at the waist line for increasing or decreasingthe size of the waist without afl'ecting the shape of the form at anyother part. I secure this end by making each of the hip sections 11, 12,13 and 14 in two parts and by providing a three-way hinge connection forconnecting the parts of each section and for holding said parts in theiradjusted position. As herein shown, the hip sections are divided atabout the waist line along the line g y, Fig. 1 thereby to provide aseries of sections 75 at the waist, which series I will hereinafter termthe waist sections, each waist section being secured to its hip section.

The positioning members that are secured to the hinges for the front andrear hip sections 11 and 14 are in the form of slotted plates 43 whichare preferably pivoted to the leaves 42, as shown at 44, so as to allowthe plates 48 to have a lateral swinging movement. The positioningmembers which are secured to the side hip sections 12 and 13 are in theform of plates 45 which have openings 46 of considerable sizetherethrough. 47 is an anchoring plate to which the positioning members43 and 45 are adjustably connected, said anchoring plate having anaperture therein through which the central supporting rod section 33extends. This rod section 33 holds the anchoring plate in position andthe anchoring plate in turn provides a means for adjustably holding thepositioning members in adjusted position. The four positioning members43, 45 on each side of the form overlap each other, as shown clearly inFig. 5, and a single clamping bolt 80 extends through the slots in thepositioning members 43 through the openings 46 in the positioningmembers 45, and through a slot 49 formed in the anchoring 47 The slots49 extend from side to side of the form, and the slots in thepositioning members 43 .extend sub stantially at right angles to theslots 49. By loosening the clamping screws or bolts 80 the positioningmembers can be adjusted outwardly or inwardly thereby to contract orexpand the form at the waist line as shown in dotted line, Fig. 6 andwhen the proper dimensions have been secured the tightening of theclamping bolts 80 will'result in firmly holding the sections in theiradjusted position. When the form is expanded or contracted at the waistline without changing the size of the hip or bust, the hip and waistsections will have a swinging movement about their lower and upperedges, respectively, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 6. Suchswinging movement is provided by the three-way hinge connection abovedescribed without putting any of the connecting parts under unduestrain. The plates 30 at the bottom of the hip sectlons are preferablysufficiently resilient, so that they will allow of this swinging angularmovement of the hip sections without bringing undue strain on theconnecting devices at the bottom of the form. Furthermore this three-Way hinge allow such swinging movement without subjecting thepositioning members 43, 45 to any twisting or other strain.

I have herein shown a construction wherein the positioning plates 43, 45can be clamped or unclamped from beneath the hip sections of the formthus obviating the necessity of the operator reaching into the interiorof the waist section to effect an adjustment at the waist. I secure thisend by employing the clamping bolts 80 for clamping both the positioningmembers at the waist and the retaining plates at the hip. These clampingbolts 80 are of sufficient length to extend from beneath the retainingplates at the hip up through the slots in the positioning plates at thewaist and each clamping bolt passes through a tubular spacing member 71which is received between the p0sitioning plates and retaining plates. Iwill preferably provide rounded washers 70 on the clamping bolts 80which engage the positioning and retaining plates and constitute part ofthe clamping means for clamping the plates together. Each clamping bolt80 carries a clamping nut 69 on its lower end which is accessiblebeneath the retaining plates and from this. it will be seen that bymerely tightening the clamping nuts 69 the retaining and positioningplates will both be clamped in adjusted position. The positioning.plates are so constructed that two clamping bolts 80 are sufficient forholding them in their adjusted position, each clamping bolt passingthrough and operating to clamp four of the positioning plates inposition. These two clamping bolts 80 are herein shown as the ones whichclamp the side hip sections 12 and 13 in their adjusted position.

I will preferably provide a yielding clamping device for the positioningplates, this being herein accomplished by placing a coiled spring 68 oneach of the clamping bolts 80 above the positioning plates and betweenthe head 67 of the bolt and a washer 66 thereon. This provides ayielding clamp which has the advantage that a greater or less clampingpressure may be applied to the positioning plates as desired. In fact, asufficient clamping pressure may be applied to these plates to hold themnormally in their desired position while permitting the plates to beshifted relative to each other to expand or contract the waist withoutthe necessity of loosening the clamping nuts 69.

While I have illustrated herein some preferred embodiments of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited to the constructional featuresshown.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent is:

1. In a dress form the combination with a waist and bust portion dividedhorizontally at the waist and vertically in a plurality of places,thereby to form hip sections and waist sections, of a hinge connectionbetween each hip section and waist section, .a horizontally extendingclamping plate hinged to form a plurality of hip and waist sections eachof which is made in two parts hinged together at substantially the waistline, of a central supporting member, slotted clamping plates adjustableradially and connected to the hinged connections of the hip and waistsections.

3. In a dress form the combination with a waist and bust portion dividedvertically in a plurality of places to constitute a plurality of hip andwaist sections each of which is made in two parts, a three-way hingedconnection for each hip and waist section, each connection comprisingthree leaves two of which are secured to the two parts of the hip andwaist sections and a radially extending clamping plate secured to theother leaf of each connection, and means for adjustably clamping saidplates together.

4. The combination with a dress form divided horizontally at the waistand divided verticallyin a plurality of places, of a supporting rod onwhich the dress form is supported clamping plates secured to thesections at the waist, retaining plates secured to the sections at thehip and means separate fromfsaid rod and operable from below the hipsections for clamping both the retaining plates and the clamping platesin adjusted position. 7 p

5. The combination with a dress form divided vertically and horizontallyin a plurality of places, of a slotted clamping plate secured to eachsection at the waist line, a slotted retaining plate secured to eachsection at the hip and a plurality of clamping screws extending throughboth plates and operable from below the hips for clamping said plates inadjusted position.

6.. The combination with a dress form divided vertically in a pluralityof places, of a slotted retaining plate secured to each section at thehip, a slotted clamping plate secured to each section above the hips, aplurality. of clamping bolts extending through both sets of plates andoperable y from below the retaining plates for clampcentral: supportingrod on which said form ing said plates in adjusted position.

7. The combination with a dress form divided vertically in a pluralityof places, of a is sustained, slotted retaining plates secured to thesections at the hip, slotted clamping plates, secured to the sectionsabove the hips, clamping bolts separate from said rod extending throughboth sets of plates and op- I erable from below the retaining plates forclamping said plates in adjusted position and means associated with thebolts for holding the clamping and retaining plates spaced from eachother.

8. The combination with a dress form divided in a plurality of places toconstitute a plurality of sections, of slotted retaining plates securedto the form at the hip portion said plates overlapping each other,slotted clamping plates secured to the sections above the hip portionsaid clamping plates also overlapping each other and yielding clampingmeans operable from beneath the retaining plates for clamping both setsof plates in adjusted position.

9. The combination with a dress form divided in a plurality of places toconstitute a plurality of sections, of slotted retaining platessecuredto the form at the hip portion said plates overlapping each other,slotted clamping plates secured to the sections above the hip portionsaid clamping plates also overlapping each other and clamping boltsextending through the slots of the overlapping plates, a washer on eachbolt and engaging the clamping plates, a spring encircling the bolt andengaging the washer and a clamping nut on each bolt operable frombeneath the retaining plates.

10. In a dress form, the combination with a waist, bust and hip portion,of a skirt portion presenting separate skirt sections, each hinged tothe first-named portion and foldable upwardly thereagainst.

11. In a dress form, the combination with a body portion, of a skirtportion divided to present separate skirt sections, and meaiis forpivotally connecting each skirt section to the body portion of the dressform to permit each section to be folded upwardly against said bodyportion independently of the other skirt sections.

12. In a dress form the combination with a hip, bust and waist portiondivided vertically in a plurality of places to constitute separablesections, of a skirt portion comprising a plurality of sections one foreach of the hip sections and a hinged connection between each skirtsection and the corresponding hip section which permits the skirtsection to fold upwardly against the. exterior of the waist and bustportion.

13. In a dress form the combination with a hip, bust and waist portiondivided vertically in a plurality of places to constitute separablesections of a skirt portion comprising a plurality of sections one foreach of the hip sections and a hinged connection between each skirtsection and the correspond ing hip section which permits the skirtsection to fold upwardly against the exterior of the waist and bustportion, a connecting member hinged to each skirt section and means toclamp said connecting member to the adjacent skirt portion.

14:. In a dress form the combination with a Waist portion dividedvertically from side to side through the shoulders and dividedvertically from front to rear through the shoulders, of a filling platefor each shoulder, means to secure the filling plate to one of thesections on the shoulder and adjust ably secure said plate to the othersections whereby the shoulder sections can be adjusted relative to eachother and a continuous surface will be presented at the top of theshoulder in all adjusted positions of the shoulder section.

15. In a dress form, the combination with a waist portion dividedvertically from side to side and from front to rear through theshoulders, of a filling plate for each shoulder to preserve thecontinuity of the shoulder outline when the shoulder sections areseparated from each other, and means securing said filling plate to theshoulder sections which permits adjustment of the shoulder sectionsrelative to each other.

16. In a dress form the combination with a shoulder and neck portiondivided vertically to present a plurality of neck sections, of a slottedneck plate secured to each neck section, a central supporting rod, a

sleeve loosely mounted on the rod and ex tending through the slots ofthe neck sections, a clamping member slidably mounted on said sleeve forclamping the neck sections in position whereby the neck sections can beraised and lowered relative to the supporting rod and freely turnthereabout.

17. In a dress form the combination with a neck and shoulder portiondivided vertically to provide a plurality of neck sections, of a slottedneck plate connected to each neck section a central supporting rodextending through the slots of the neck plates, a sleeve looselysurrounding said rod and also extending through the slots of said neckplates, a clamping device comprising two clamping members and means tooperate them for clamping the neck plates in ad justed position saidclamping device being adjustable longitudinally of the sleeve and meansto hold the clamping device in its adjusted position on the sleeve.

18. In a dress form the combination with a body portion, of a sectionalskirt portion, means for hinging each section of the skirt portion tothe body portion, a central supporting rod on which the form issustained and separable adjustable means for securing the skirt sectionsto said rod.

19. In a dress form the combination with a body portion, of a sectionalskirt portion, means for hinging each section of the skirt portion tothe body portion, a central supporting rod on which the form issustained and separable adjustable means for securing the skirt sectionsto said rod, said means comprising arms extending radially from thecentral supporting rod, cooperating arms hinged to the skirt sectionsand overlapping the first named arms and means for adjustably clampingthe overlapping arms t0- gether.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. UFFORD.

Witnesses:

Louis C. SMITH, THOMAS J. DRUMMOND.

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